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I believe the answer is:

dire

(Other definitions for dire that I've seen before include "'Dreadful, awful (4)'" , "Terrible display" , "Desperate; dreadful" , "Nearly hopeless" , "Dreadful; grim" .)

I've seen this clue in the Universal and the Penny Press.
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